Alexandria, Va.— ABI announces that Cristina Perez Hesano of Perez Law Group, PLLC (Glendale, Ariz.) has been selected as one of ABI’s “40 Under 40,” ABI’s annual program that recognizes 40 of the top insolvency industry professionals under the age of 40. Honorees will be recognized at a special virtual ceremony on February 18, 2021.

Perez Hesano is the founding member of Perez Law Group, PLLC and dedicates her practice to bankruptcy, civil litigation and serious personal injury with a focus on brain injury and head trauma. In addition to her practice, she is a member of the Arizona State Bar Trial Section, the Arizona Association for Justice and the Arizona State Bar’s Bankruptcy Section, for which she served as a past chair from 2016-17. In 2020, she was listed in The Best Lawyers in America for debtor/creditor rights, and she was listed as a Super Lawyers^® Southwest Rising Star in 2014, 2015 and 2017 for consumer bankruptcy and in 2019 for personal injury. She also was named one of the Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys in Arizona by the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education in 2013. After attending Hofstra University, Perez Hesano attended Arizona State University and earned her M.A. in criminal justice and her J.D. from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.

“Accomplished in both their careers and communities, the 2020 class of honorees is an inspiration for the future of the insolvency community,” said ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss. “We look forward to collaborating with this diverse collection of young leaders in the full range of ABI's activities to advance the profession.”

The “40 Under 40” winners are distinguished by professional achievements and service and were selected by a group of experienced professionals from ABI’s current leadership. Nominations were submitted earlier this year by the candidates themselves or by colleagues via the initiative’s website, http://abi40under40.org. More than 200 candidates, each with outstanding records of professional achievement and community leadership, were evaluated by 20 judges. The majority of the applicants were partners, directors or managing directors at their firms.

Click here to view the full list of the 2020 “40 Under 40” honorees.

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ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes nearly 11,000 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. For additional information on ABI, visit www.abi.org. For additional conference information, visit http://www.abi.org/calendar-of-events.